Metal wagon-box.



METAL WAGON BOX. l APPLICATION PILE'D Nov. 2a, 1904.

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LEONARD ANDERSON, OF AMUND, IOWA.

METAL WAGON-Box.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 791,532, dated June 6,1905.

y Application filed November 28, 1904. Serial No. 234,602.

To wllwhom t may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Amund, in the county of Winnebago and State of Iowa, haveinvented anew and useful Metal Wagon-Box, of which thefollowingisaspecification.

This invention relates to wagon-boxes, and has for its object toconstructthe same wholly of metal, preferably steel, and embracingcertain novel features of the construction to increase the strength anddurability without material increase in expense or weight.

With these and other objects in View, which will appear as the nature ofthe invention is better understood, the same consists in certain novelfeatures of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which corresponding parts are denoted by like desig natingcharacters, is illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of theinvention capable of carrying the same into practicaloperation, it beingunderstood that the invention is not necessarily limited thereto, asvarious changes in the shape, proportions, and general assemblage of theparts may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of its advantages, and the right is therefore reservedof making all the changes and modifications which fairly fall within thescope of the invention and the claims made therefor.

In the drawings thus employed, Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is arear elevation. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3 3 of Fig.1'. Fig. 4 is an enlarged transverse section lof one side on the line 44 o f Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section', enlarged, on the line 5 5of Fig. 1.

All the parts comprising the improved wagon-box herein described areofsteel, preferably galvanized or otherwise rendered noncorrosive, andsaid box consists 0fA a bottom' 10, having the edges extended on allsides, and sides l1 12, having flanges 13 14 at the lower edges forengaging the extended edges of the bottom 10 and riveted thereto. Theupper edges of the sides 11 12 are provided with angle-bars 15 16,riveted thereto to support and stifen them. Transversely disposed v endsof/ the intermediate transverse bars 18 19 and are held in positionthereon by diagonal braces 27 28, the 4lower ends of which are threadedand pass through the foot-plates and transverse members and are providedwith nuts upon opposite sides of the same, their upper ends beingriveted to the angle-bars l5 16. This makes a very strong and rigidwagonbox which will not exceed in weight to any material extent theordinary wooden wagonbox and will be very much stronger and moredurable. At the ends of the side members l1 12 spaced vertical cleats 2930 are riveted to form guides for the end plates, the forward end plate31 having its lower edge flanged, as at 32, and resting on the bottommember 10 and having an angle member 33 attached to its upper edge, theflanged lower edge increasing the bearing-surface in'contact with thevfloor 10 and preventing undue wear. A transverse tie-rod 44 connectsthe side members 11 12 in advance of the end plate 31 to clamp the partstogether. Riveted to the end member 3l are brackets 35, preferably ofmalleable iron, to support the rest 37 for the feet of the driver. Therear end-,gate is formed of two sections 38 39, lunited by hinges 40 atthe inner ends and with their outer ends engaging the spaced cleats 2930. The section l39 is provided with spaced bars 41 42, extending overthe section 38 and detachably coupled thereto by a button 43. The loweredges of the plate-,sections 38 39 are flanged, as at 45,

to increase the bearing-surface resting upon the iioor l0, and therebypreventing undue wear. A tie-rod 46, similar to the tie-rod 44,

is passed through the side members l1 12 ad- IOO jacent to thetail-board and engaged at its threaded end in a threaded socket-plate 47to bind the sides together and prevent outward movement of the same. Bythis means a very strong and durable wagon-box is produced which may bemanufactured at comparatively small expense when its durability isconsidered and may be of' any desired size or capacity.

A supplemental or extension box is provided formed with side members 4849, having spaced cleats 50 5l at their ends to support end members 5253, the side and end members being slightly smaller than thecorresponding members of the main box, so that the lower edges of theextension-box will ex-` tend down inside the main box, and to limit thedownward movement the sideand end members of the extension-box areprovided with angle-steel stay members 54, 55, 56, and 57, spaced fromtheir lower edges. The npper edges of the extension-box members are alsoprovided with anglesteel reinforcing members 58 59 60 61. The endmembers of the extensionbox are provided, respectively, with brackets 6268, through which the tierods 64 65 pass, the threaded ends of thelatter engaging threaded plates 67 at the outer surface of the sidemember 49 near its ends. The flanged edges 54 55 rest upon the flangededges 15 16 of the main box, and the members 54 55 are provided withclamping-levers 68, one near each corner of the box, pivoted at 69 andhaving a clamp-lip 70 passing beneath the members. The heel end of' eachclamp member is engaged by a spring 7 2 to maintain same yieldably inclosed position and prevent accidental displacement.

Having thus described the invention, I claim- 1. h A wagon-body havingametal bottom extended at the side edges and with side members havinglateral flanges for engaging said extended edges, channeled transversemembers beneath said bottom member with their ends extended beyond saidflanges, and diagonal braces connecting the outer ends of saidchannel-bars with said side members.

2. A Wagon-bod y havingametal bottom extended at the side edges and withside members having lateral flanges for engaging said extended edges,and with L-bars longitudinally of the side members at their upper edges,channeled transverse stay members beneath said bottom member havingextended ends, foot-plates consisting of L-bars resting upon saidextended ends and connected thereto by bolts, said bolts being extendedto form braces riveted at their upper ends to said longitudinal L-barsand side members.

3. A wagon-bodyhavinga bottom extended at the side edges and with sidemembers having lateral flanges for engaging said extended edges,channeled transverse members beneath said bottom member with their endsextended beyond said flanges, an extension-box having sides and endsextended inside the sides and ends ofl the main box and provided withstop members spaced from the lower edges of the extension-box membersand engaging the upper edges of the lower box members.

4. A wagon-body having a metal bottom extended at the side edges andwith side members having lateral ianges for engaging said extendededges, channeled transverse members beneath said bottom member withtheir ends extended beyond said iianges, an extension-box having sidesand ends of' steel plates extending inside the sides and ends of themain box and provided with longitudinallydisposed stop members spacedfrom the lower edges of' the extension-box members and engaging theupper edges of' the lower box members, and clamping means carried bysaid extension-box members for detachably engaging the main box member.

5. A wagon-body having a metal bottom extended at the side edges andwith side members having lateral iianges for engaging said extendededges and with L-bars longitudinally of the side members at their upperedges, an extension-box having sides and ends extending inside the mainbox members and provided with longitudinally-disposed stop membersspaced from the lower edges of the same and resting upon the L-shapedbars on the main box members, clamp members formed of swinging leverspivoted to said extension-box stop-bars and provided with clip-lugsforengaging the main box L-bars.

1n testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own l have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LEONARD ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

PETER J. ERDAL, MORRIS ERDAL.

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